Post Combine Positional Rankings

darnik44 · 03-04-2010, 10:14 AM

I got all my positional rankings updated. These are likely my final rankings barring any arrests, injuries, etc...

Updated 3/3/10

Quarterbacks

1. Sam Bradford, 6-4, 236, Oklahoma*

2. Tony Pike, 6-6, 223, Cincinnati

3. Jimmy Clausen, 6-3, 222, Notre Dame*

4. Colt McCoy, 6-1, 216, Texas

5. Tim Tebow, 6-3, 236, Florida

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Running Backs

1. C.J. Spiller, 5-11, 190, Clemson

2. Jahvid Best, 5-10, 195, California*

3. Ryan Mathews, 5-11, 215, Fresno State*

4. Montario Hardesty, 6-1, 215, Tennessee

5. Jonathan Dwyer, 5-11, 228, Georgia Tech*

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Wide Receivers

1. Mardy Gilyard, 6-0, 187, Cincinnati

2. Dez Bryant, 6-2, 225, Oklahoma State*

3. Golden Tate, 5-10, 199, Notre Dame*

4. Damian Williams, 6-1, 197, Southern California*

5. Arrelious Benn, 6-1, 219, Illinois*

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Tight Ends

1. Jermaine Gresham, 6-5, 261, Oklahoma

2. Dorin Dickerson, 6-1, 226, Pitt

3. Dennis Pitta, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young

4. Ed Dickson, 6-4, 249, Oregon

5. Aaron Hernandez, 6-2, 245, Florida*

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Tackles

1. Russell Okung, 6-5, 300, Oklahoma State

2. Bryan Bulaga, 6-6, 305, Iowa*

3. Anthony Davis, 6-6, 330, Rutgers*

4. Bruce Campbell, 6-7, 295, Maryland*

5. Trent Williams, 6-5, 305, Oklahoma

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Guards

1. Mike Iupati, 6-5, 330, Idaho

2. Jon Asamoah, 6-5, 315, Illinois

3. John Jerry, 6-5, 345, Mississippi

4. Mike Johnson, 6-6, 305, Alabama

5. Brandon Carter, 6-7, 355, Texas Tech

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Centers

1. Maurkice Pouncey, 6-4, 304, Notre Dame

2. Eric Olsen, 6-4, 306, Florida*

3. J.D. Walton, 6-3, 300, Baylor

4. Thomas Austin, 6-3, 315, Clemson

5. Kevin Mathews, 6-4, 310, Texas A&M

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Defensive Ends

1. Brandon Graham, 6-1, 268, Michigan

2. Derrick Morgan, 6-3, 266, Georgia Tech*

3. Jason Pierre-Paul, 6-5, 270, South Florida*

4. Jerry Hughes, 6-2, 255, Texas Christian

5. Everson Griffin, 6-3, 273, Southern California*

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Defensive Tackles

1. Ndamukong Suh, 6-4, 307, Nebraska

2. Gerald McCoy, 6-4, 295, Oklahoma*

3. Jared Odrick, 6-5, 304, Penn State

4. Dan Williams, 6-2, 327, Tennessee

5. Terrence Cody, 6-4, 354, Alabama

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Outside Linebackers

1. Sean Weatherspoon, 6-1, 235, Missouri

2. Navorro Bowman, 6-1, 228, Penn State*

3. Sergio Kindle, 6-3, 260, Texas

4. Dekoda Watson, 6-2, 226, Florida State

5. Eric Norwood, 6-0, 257, South Carolina

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Inside Linebackers

1. Rolando McClain, 6-4, 250, Alabama*

2. Daryl Washington, 6-2, 234, Texas Christian

3. Brandon Spikes, 6-3, 245, Florida

4. Roddrick Muckelroy, 6-2, 235, Texas

5. Pat Angerer, 6-1, 234, Iowa

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Cornerbacks

1. Joe Haden, 5-11, 185, Florida*

2. Kyle Wilson, 5-10, 190, Boise State

3. Devin McCourty, 5-11, 190, Rutgers

4. Kareem Jackson, 5-11, 192, Alabama*

5. Patrick Robinson, 5-11, 192, Florida State

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Free Safeties

1. Earl Thomas, 5-10, 208, Texas#

2. Nate Allen, 6-0, 207, South Florida

3. Major Wright, 5-11, 206, Florida*

4. Reshad Jones, 6-2, 205, Georgia*

5. Morgan Burnett, 6-1, 209, Georgia Tech*

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Strong Safeties

1. Eric Berry, 6-0, 211, Tennessee*

2. Taylor Mays, 6-3, 230, Southern California

3. Chad Jones, 6-1, 214, Louisiana State*

4. Larry Asante, 6-0, 212, Nebraska

5. Darrell Stuckey, 5-11, 205, Kansas

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Top 100

1. Ndamukong Suh, DT/DE, 6-4, 305, Nebraska

2. Eric Berry, S/CB, 5-11, 195, Tennessee*

3. Gerald McCoy, DT, 6-4, 295, Oklahoma*

4. Russell Okung, OT, 6-5, 300, Oklahoma State

5. C.J. Spiller, RB, 5-11, 190, Clemson

6. Earl Thomas, S/CB, 5-10, 190, Texas#

7. Bryan Bulaga, OT, 6-6, 305, Iowa*

8. Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, 6-2, 270, Michigan

9. Rolando McClain, ILB, 6-4, 250, Alabama*

10. Anthony Davis, OT, 6-6, 330, Rutgers*

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exile · 03-04-2010, 10:42 AM

Sweet site and thanks for the analysis darnik!

I would put Lefevour over Pike, McCoy and Tebow. Any reason are not sold on him yet?

BRSaintsFan · 03-04-2010, 10:52 AM

I like Clausen ahead of Pike at QB. I would Gerhart as 4 at RB instead of Hardesty. At WR, I like 1. Bryant, 2. Tate, 3. Benn, 4. Williams, 5. Demaryius Thomas. Not sure who I would leave out of the top 5 at TE, but Gronkowski would be up there. Agree 100% at OT. At G, I would have guys like Petrus, Johnson, and Saffold ahead of Brandon Carter. At DT, I would have Williams 3 and Price 4 with Cody as 5. I think Washington is a better OLB in the NFL and would have Spoon, Kindle, Bowman, Norwood, Washington. I would have Berry as the top S at either position.

darnik44 · 03-04-2010, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by exile

Sweet site and thanks for the analysis darnik!

I would put Lefevour over Pike, McCoy and Tebow. Any reason are not sold on him yet?

Thank You.

I'm not really sold on any of these QB's. I actually had Pike #1 for quite awhile, but the Senior Bowl and Combine caused me to bump him down a spot. I still like his chances at the next level.

I don't see a clear distinction between any of the QB's. They all have their own issues and question marks.

darnik44 · 03-04-2010, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by BRSaintsFan

I like Clausen ahead of Pike at QB. I would Gerhart as 4 at RB instead of Hardesty. At WR, I like 1. Bryant, 2. Tate, 3. Benn, 4. Williams, 5. Demaryius Thomas. Not sure who I would leave out of the top 5 at TE, but Gronkowski would be up there. Agree 100% at OT. At G, I would have guys like Petrus, Johnson, and Saffold ahead of Brandon Carter. At DT, I would have Williams 3 and Price 4 with Cody as 5. I think Washington is a better OLB in the NFL and would have Spoon, Kindle, Bowman, Norwood, Washington. I would have Berry as the top S at either position.

Hardesty has really grown on me throughout the year.

The tight ends are pretty close in my mind, and I like a lot of them. Here's how I rank them overall, this shows I don't see a large margin from one to the next, especially Pitta, Dickson, Hernandez, and Gronkowski. Pitta and Gresham have the impressive resumes, and Dickerson is a kid I've been watching since he was a sophomore in high school. He blew up at the combine, and really has a huge upside. Gronkowski has the back issues (never good), and Hernandez is a little smaller than advertised.

41. Jermaine Gresham, TE, 6-6, 261, Oklahoma

50. Dorin Dickerson, TE/FB, 6-1, 226, Pitt

68. Dennis Pitta, TE, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young

69. Ed Dickson, TE, 6-5, 240, Oregon

70. Aaron Hernandez, TE, 6-3, 255, Florida*

73. Rob Gronkowski, TE, 6-6, 260, Arizona*

93. Anthony McCoy, TE, 6-5, 255, Southern California

homerj07 · 03-04-2010, 11:49 AM

I just hope we get some good players. We are limited again in how many picks we have?

I would not mind seeing a draft day trade of our 1st for several picks in rounds 2 to 4.

BRSaintsFan · 03-04-2010, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by darnik44

Thank You.

I'm not really sold on any of these QB's. I actually had Pike #1 for quite awhile, but the Senior Bowl and Combine caused me to bump him down a spot. I still like his chances at the next level.

I don't see a clear distinction between any of the QB's. They all have their own issues and question marks.

Absolutely. They all have big Qs. I see Pike benefiting from a team that can afford to draft him and work with him on his footwork and technique while getting him preseason work taking snaps from under center and without the open spread Cincy runs. Then again, I think all QBs would benefit from not being thrown into the fire, but I see Pike as a little more of a project than Bradford or Clausen.

BRSaintsFan · 03-04-2010, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by darnik44

Hardesty has really grown on me throughout the year.

The tight ends are pretty close in my mind, and I like a lot of them. Here's how I rank them overall, this shows I don't see a large margin from one to the next, especially Pitta, Dickson, Hernandez, and Gronkowski. Pitta and Gresham have the impressive resumes, and Dickerson is a kid I've been watching since he was a sophomore in high school. He blew up at the combine, and really has a huge upside. Gronkowski has the back issues (never good), and Hernandez is a little smaller than advertised.

41. Jermaine Gresham, TE, 6-6, 261, Oklahoma

50. Dorin Dickerson, TE/FB, 6-1, 226, Pitt

68. Dennis Pitta, TE, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young

69. Ed Dickson, TE, 6-5, 240, Oregon

70. Aaron Hernandez, TE, 6-3, 255, Florida*

73. Rob Gronkowski, TE, 6-6, 260, Arizona*

93. Anthony McCoy, TE, 6-5, 255, Southern California

From watching Hardesty in the SEC, he seems to have good RB instincts in seeing the hole, and setting up and following his blocks.

I like the overall spots for the TEs. I agree that their value is in the early middle rounds.

Saint_LB · 03-04-2010, 09:35 PM

Postional Rankings - Quarterbacks
Quarterback Rankings
Written by Darren Schilling Tuesday, 01 December 2009 00:00

19. Ryan Perrilloux, 6-3, 222, Jacksonville State

I was wondering what happened to him. Possible sleeper?

niteadept · 03-04-2010, 10:26 PM

Sleeper? What about Bradford? Another Drew Brees quietly taking it all in?! I looooovvvveee me some Bradford, I just hope he fools them all and becomes greater than anyone expected!

03-04-2010, 10:14 AM	#1
darnik44 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Post Combine Positional Rankings I got all my positional rankings updated. These are likely my final rankings barring any arrests, injuries, etc... Updated 3/3/10 Quarterbacks 1. Sam Bradford, 6-4, 236, Oklahoma* 2. Tony Pike, 6-6, 223, Cincinnati 3. Jimmy Clausen, 6-3, 222, Notre Dame* 4. Colt McCoy, 6-1, 216, Texas 5. Tim Tebow, 6-3, 236, Florida Read More... Running Backs 1. C.J. Spiller, 5-11, 190, Clemson 2. Jahvid Best, 5-10, 195, California* 3. Ryan Mathews, 5-11, 215, Fresno State* 4. Montario Hardesty, 6-1, 215, Tennessee 5. Jonathan Dwyer, 5-11, 228, Georgia Tech* Read More... Wide Receivers 1. Mardy Gilyard, 6-0, 187, Cincinnati 2. Dez Bryant, 6-2, 225, Oklahoma State* 3. Golden Tate, 5-10, 199, Notre Dame* 4. Damian Williams, 6-1, 197, Southern California* 5. Arrelious Benn, 6-1, 219, Illinois* Read More... Tight Ends 1. Jermaine Gresham, 6-5, 261, Oklahoma 2. Dorin Dickerson, 6-1, 226, Pitt 3. Dennis Pitta, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young 4. Ed Dickson, 6-4, 249, Oregon 5. Aaron Hernandez, 6-2, 245, Florida* Read More... Tackles 1. Russell Okung, 6-5, 300, Oklahoma State 2. Bryan Bulaga, 6-6, 305, Iowa* 3. Anthony Davis, 6-6, 330, Rutgers* 4. Bruce Campbell, 6-7, 295, Maryland* 5. Trent Williams, 6-5, 305, Oklahoma Read More... Guards 1. Mike Iupati, 6-5, 330, Idaho 2. Jon Asamoah, 6-5, 315, Illinois 3. John Jerry, 6-5, 345, Mississippi 4. Mike Johnson, 6-6, 305, Alabama 5. Brandon Carter, 6-7, 355, Texas Tech Read More... Centers 1. Maurkice Pouncey, 6-4, 304, Notre Dame 2. Eric Olsen, 6-4, 306, Florida* 3. J.D. Walton, 6-3, 300, Baylor 4. Thomas Austin, 6-3, 315, Clemson 5. Kevin Mathews, 6-4, 310, Texas A&M Read More... Defensive Ends 1. Brandon Graham, 6-1, 268, Michigan 2. Derrick Morgan, 6-3, 266, Georgia Tech* 3. Jason Pierre-Paul, 6-5, 270, South Florida* 4. Jerry Hughes, 6-2, 255, Texas Christian 5. Everson Griffin, 6-3, 273, Southern California* Read More... Defensive Tackles 1. Ndamukong Suh, 6-4, 307, Nebraska 2. Gerald McCoy, 6-4, 295, Oklahoma* 3. Jared Odrick, 6-5, 304, Penn State 4. Dan Williams, 6-2, 327, Tennessee 5. Terrence Cody, 6-4, 354, Alabama Read More... Outside Linebackers 1. Sean Weatherspoon, 6-1, 235, Missouri 2. Navorro Bowman, 6-1, 228, Penn State* 3. Sergio Kindle, 6-3, 260, Texas 4. Dekoda Watson, 6-2, 226, Florida State 5. Eric Norwood, 6-0, 257, South Carolina Read More... Inside Linebackers 1. Rolando McClain, 6-4, 250, Alabama* 2. Daryl Washington, 6-2, 234, Texas Christian 3. Brandon Spikes, 6-3, 245, Florida 4. Roddrick Muckelroy, 6-2, 235, Texas 5. Pat Angerer, 6-1, 234, Iowa Read More... Cornerbacks 1. Joe Haden, 5-11, 185, Florida* 2. Kyle Wilson, 5-10, 190, Boise State 3. Devin McCourty, 5-11, 190, Rutgers 4. Kareem Jackson, 5-11, 192, Alabama* 5. Patrick Robinson, 5-11, 192, Florida State Read More... Free Safeties 1. Earl Thomas, 5-10, 208, Texas# 2. Nate Allen, 6-0, 207, South Florida 3. Major Wright, 5-11, 206, Florida* 4. Reshad Jones, 6-2, 205, Georgia* 5. Morgan Burnett, 6-1, 209, Georgia Tech* Read More... Strong Safeties 1. Eric Berry, 6-0, 211, Tennessee* 2. Taylor Mays, 6-3, 230, Southern California 3. Chad Jones, 6-1, 214, Louisiana State* 4. Larry Asante, 6-0, 212, Nebraska 5. Darrell Stuckey, 5-11, 205, Kansas Read More... Top 100 1. Ndamukong Suh, DT/DE, 6-4, 305, Nebraska 2. Eric Berry, S/CB, 5-11, 195, Tennessee* 3. Gerald McCoy, DT, 6-4, 295, Oklahoma* 4. Russell Okung, OT, 6-5, 300, Oklahoma State 5. C.J. Spiller, RB, 5-11, 190, Clemson 6. Earl Thomas, S/CB, 5-10, 190, Texas# 7. Bryan Bulaga, OT, 6-6, 305, Iowa* 8. Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, 6-2, 270, Michigan 9. Rolando McClain, ILB, 6-4, 250, Alabama* 10. Anthony Davis, OT, 6-6, 330, Rutgers* Read More...
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03-04-2010, 10:42 AM	#2
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Sweet site and thanks for the analysis darnik! I would put Lefevour over Pike, McCoy and Tebow. Any reason are not sold on him yet?
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03-04-2010, 10:52 AM	#3
BRSaintsFan 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 449	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings I like Clausen ahead of Pike at QB. I would Gerhart as 4 at RB instead of Hardesty. At WR, I like 1. Bryant, 2. Tate, 3. Benn, 4. Williams, 5. Demaryius Thomas. Not sure who I would leave out of the top 5 at TE, but Gronkowski would be up there. Agree 100% at OT. At G, I would have guys like Petrus, Johnson, and Saffold ahead of Brandon Carter. At DT, I would have Williams 3 and Price 4 with Cody as 5. I think Washington is a better OLB in the NFL and would have Spoon, Kindle, Bowman, Norwood, Washington. I would have Berry as the top S at either position.

03-04-2010, 11:26 AM	#4
darnik44 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Originally Posted by exile Sweet site and thanks for the analysis darnik! I would put Lefevour over Pike, McCoy and Tebow. Any reason are not sold on him yet? Thank You. I'm not really sold on any of these QB's. I actually had Pike #1 for quite awhile, but the Senior Bowl and Combine caused me to bump him down a spot. I still like his chances at the next level. I don't see a clear distinction between any of the QB's. They all have their own issues and question marks.
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03-04-2010, 11:32 AM	#5
darnik44 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Originally Posted by BRSaintsFan I like Clausen ahead of Pike at QB. I would Gerhart as 4 at RB instead of Hardesty. At WR, I like 1. Bryant, 2. Tate, 3. Benn, 4. Williams, 5. Demaryius Thomas. Not sure who I would leave out of the top 5 at TE, but Gronkowski would be up there. Agree 100% at OT. At G, I would have guys like Petrus, Johnson, and Saffold ahead of Brandon Carter. At DT, I would have Williams 3 and Price 4 with Cody as 5. I think Washington is a better OLB in the NFL and would have Spoon, Kindle, Bowman, Norwood, Washington. I would have Berry as the top S at either position. Hardesty has really grown on me throughout the year. The tight ends are pretty close in my mind, and I like a lot of them. Here's how I rank them overall, this shows I don't see a large margin from one to the next, especially Pitta, Dickson, Hernandez, and Gronkowski. Pitta and Gresham have the impressive resumes, and Dickerson is a kid I've been watching since he was a sophomore in high school. He blew up at the combine, and really has a huge upside. Gronkowski has the back issues (never good), and Hernandez is a little smaller than advertised. 41. Jermaine Gresham, TE, 6-6, 261, Oklahoma 50. Dorin Dickerson, TE/FB, 6-1, 226, Pitt 68. Dennis Pitta, TE, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young 69. Ed Dickson, TE, 6-5, 240, Oregon 70. Aaron Hernandez, TE, 6-3, 255, Florida* 73. Rob Gronkowski, TE, 6-6, 260, Arizona* 93. Anthony McCoy, TE, 6-5, 255, Southern California
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BRSaintsFan 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 449	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Originally Posted by darnik44 Thank You. I'm not really sold on any of these QB's. I actually had Pike #1 for quite awhile, but the Senior Bowl and Combine caused me to bump him down a spot. I still like his chances at the next level. I don't see a clear distinction between any of the QB's. They all have their own issues and question marks. Absolutely. They all have big Qs. I see Pike benefiting from a team that can afford to draft him and work with him on his footwork and technique while getting him preseason work taking snaps from under center and without the open spread Cincy runs. Then again, I think all QBs would benefit from not being thrown into the fire, but I see Pike as a little more of a project than Bradford or Clausen.

03-04-2010, 03:38 PM	#8
BRSaintsFan 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 449	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Originally Posted by darnik44 Hardesty has really grown on me throughout the year. The tight ends are pretty close in my mind, and I like a lot of them. Here's how I rank them overall, this shows I don't see a large margin from one to the next, especially Pitta, Dickson, Hernandez, and Gronkowski. Pitta and Gresham have the impressive resumes, and Dickerson is a kid I've been watching since he was a sophomore in high school. He blew up at the combine, and really has a huge upside. Gronkowski has the back issues (never good), and Hernandez is a little smaller than advertised. 41. Jermaine Gresham, TE, 6-6, 261, Oklahoma 50. Dorin Dickerson, TE/FB, 6-1, 226, Pitt 68. Dennis Pitta, TE, 6-5, 250, Brigham Young 69. Ed Dickson, TE, 6-5, 240, Oregon 70. Aaron Hernandez, TE, 6-3, 255, Florida* 73. Rob Gronkowski, TE, 6-6, 260, Arizona* 93. Anthony McCoy, TE, 6-5, 255, Southern California From watching Hardesty in the SEC, he seems to have good RB instincts in seeing the hole, and setting up and following his blocks. I like the overall spots for the TEs. I agree that their value is in the early middle rounds.

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Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Postional Rankings - Quarterbacks Quarterback Rankings Written by Darren Schilling Tuesday, 01 December 2009 00:00 19. Ryan Perrilloux, 6-3, 222, Jacksonville State I was wondering what happened to him. Possible sleeper?
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niteadept Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 520 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Post Combine Positional Rankings Sleeper? What about Bradford? Another Drew Brees quietly taking it all in?! I looooovvvveee me some Bradford, I just hope he fools them all and becomes greater than anyone expected!